Vending machine



Dec. 17 1929.

A. R. VISITACION VENDING MACHINE Filed April 26, 1928 "III ' INVENTOR Patented Dec. 17, 1929 UNITED STATES ANICETO R. VISITACION, OF NEW YORK, N.

Y., ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD T GENERAL WILLIAM-\VEIGEL AND ONE-THIRD T0 LOUIS G. WEIGEL, BOTH OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

VENDING MACHINE Application filed April 26,

v This invention relates to vending machines of the type adapted for manual operation upon the insertion of a coin.

The constantly increasing number of suchv J 5 mechanisms, for dispensing an endless variety of small objects without the assistance of a salesman, their convenience and availablity at all hours, and other advantageous features, is conclusive evidence of appreciation by the public.

However, most devices for such purposes are quite complicated in their construction, entailing expense and frequent failure in performing their function.

It is'therefore an object of the present invention to provide an unusually simple device that, unless breakage occurs or the goods become exhausted, will unfailingly function in the vending of the articles to be sold.

A further feature is in the provision of means, which upon the entry of a coin and depression of a lever, will liberate a single article from the goods magazine and present 7 it in an accessible position.

Another aim isto produce a neat appearing, compact mechanism having means to dispense a single article'from any one of a series of magazines, containing similar goods but of unlike brands, selectively, by operation of a single element common to all, the present construction being designed to dispense. cigarettes.

These objects are attained by the novel design, construction and combination of parts, hereinafter described and shown in the accompanying drawing, forming part hereof, and in which Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of an embodiment of the-invention.

Figure 2 is a partial front elevational, partial sectional view of the same, the section being takenon line 2-2 of Figure 1.

A rectangular casing is'generally designated by the numeral 10, having an outwardly curved front wall 11 at its lower portlon and a panel 12 thereover held in a frame 13.

At intervals along the lower part of the front wall 11 are outstanding arcuate guards 14;, corresponding in number to that of the goods magazines, and below the guards are 1928. Serial No, 272,893.

openings 15 to permit insertion of the fingers in removlng a cigarette X from the machine; r

The bottom wall 16 of the casing has upturned front ledges 17 curved to suit the openings 15 and adjacently rearward of the ledges are perforations 18 acting as a drain for water, should it be driven in by storms through the openings 15.

Fixed in the casing 10 are the side walls 19 of the goods magazines, the same being flanged inwardly at their side edges, as at 20, presenting spaces'21 therebetween, these magazines being suited to contain a single vertical row of'cigarettes pressed down by weights 22 having squared ends 23 slidable in the spaces 21 which act as guides.

Fixed to the front ends of the weights 22 are forwardly extending supports 24 carrying signs 25 as Empty, the same showing through a transparent plate 12 in the panel 12" andindicating an exhausted condition of the magazine when the sign reaches a predetermined point.

Below and to one side of the magazines are curved guards 26 extending downwardly and terminating in straight elements 27 forming one of the-side edges of chutes 28 directed downwardly at their front ends to, extend to the ledges 17, these chutes receiving the goods X and directing them into an accessible position at the front of the machine, the other side walls 29 of the chutes extending upwardly and rearwardly, as best seen in Figure 2.

Fixed to the end elements 20 of the magazines are discs 30 in which are mounted axial the entrance or objects therethrough,

Walls 29 of the chute, to act as detents for the cylinders.

Mounted in the casing sides, near its rear wall, is a rod 37 on which are pivotally engaged a series of levers 38, one for each magazine, these levers having raised lugs 39 carrying a rod 40 to Which is attached one 'or more tension springs 41 fixed at their outer ends to a rod 42 carried in the side elements '1ever,'1ose1y against the inner surface of the Wall 11, serves to'cover theslot 43, pre'venti 1 espe'ct-ive ofthe'p'os'ition'o'f the lever handle 44.

Eiiten'ding rigidly towards the front ,froin each, of the magazines nearly to the wen 1'1, are fla t plates '47 disposed 'ad'jacent 'one side of slots 4S'inthe front'wan 1l,'through which i may he entered'coi'ns'Cfthese slots having-at their ends spring'e1e1'ne1'1ts 46 between which the entered coins niust pressed Withconsiderable force and ivhioh prevent retraction ofa p artially'ente'red coin.

At the'oppos'ite side ofthes'eslots'are reg- 'isterin-g plates 49'c'a'r'ried -pairs of ,pins 50 slidably lriounted in dow'ntu'rned portions of "the levers 38 and also in angularbrackets 52 rigidly'attachedfto the upper edges of the levers 38, these pins 50 and plates "49 being pressedtoyvardsthepl'ates 47 by Compression springs 53, stops 54 limiting their outward niovernent.

Rearward o t the'eoi'n entrance slo'ts48 are stops 55, preventing an excessive movement of the coinsaiid serving-to position thein'c'e'ntrallybetvvee n the fixed plates 47 arid spring pressed slidable plates 49, so that the'coinvvill rest upon the upper exposed'surface of the block 34in contact With its corner ledge 35.

When the coin, as a cent,has been properly entered through the slot oi": the compartment containing the selected brand of'cigarettes, the single handle 44 is pressed forcibly downward, causing 'thefentered co n to turn the blocka predetermined part of a revolution, the coin inoving outwardly with thespri-ng pressed plate 49 until heed of the plate47 and then dropping by gravity "free of the block. 5 i

V The cylinder 32 turiis Withthe block,fthus dispensing the cigarette contained in its lowerinost groove, and the cigarette, dropping by gravity, is obtained fron' "the chute 28 through the opening 15. At the s'a'nie ti'rne another cigarette enters the groove'in'the cylinder, presented upperinost and in register tact the outer side of the coin, i'r'esi li'eiit carried by the lever to press-the p'adag With the opening at the bottom of the magazine.

As the cigarettes are pressed down by the Weight 23, the cylinder Will be kept constantly supplied until the last has been sold, at which time the Sign 25 appears and visually announces such condition.

"In order to prevent coins from being entered when the machine is empty 'a shield plate 57 is fixed to'each of the; supports 24, so that as the Weight 22 descends-to bring the signer) into View, the shield 57 Will become lowered, covering the opening 48 from the "inner side of-the casing and prevent entry of a coin. The fcoin's, "after fcausingj rotatio'n of the "block, fall by gravity ihto thef'casing to reinain until removed bya properly authorized "Per The space at th rear of the casing may be utilized by a'huinidorbtorlike moisture-producing means to maintain the tobacco in the cigarettes in 'a proper "desi'rableeondition for smoking. v Although the preferred embodiment ofthis invention has been described in d'e'tail, it is understood that ni'indr changes in eonstru'ction and detailsthereof niay' beina-de Without departing from the 'sfcdp'e of the zippended claims.

Having thus described "invention, 'ivhat Iclaiin as'n'ew and" desire to secure by Letters Patent, i"s I 1. An actuator flfor-a 'venain'geyli ndefr' eoinprising a block at oneend o'f the cylinder, said block having 'meaiiis to engage the lower edgeof entered "coinfa fixed guide at the side of the coin, erase from the axis of said block, a spring raised lever hayinga part toeentaet theo'pposit'e side were coin, and a part to engage "the 'iippe'redge thereof 'to 'Icause a partial revolution said block cylinder upon depression of said lever.

2, An actuator for a vending cylinder coinpi' ising a block at'oneend' o'f thej cylinder, said block having'ineans toeiiga'ge-the lo'iver edge of an entered coin a fixed guide at sideof thecoin, asset fioin the axi s o f' said block. 'a lever, a pad carried thereby to 6031- the coin, and means on said lever to cbiitttizt the upperedge of the coin and c'euse it to turn about the'aiii's of said b loek when the lever is depressed. V

In testimony whereof I afiix iny signature.

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